The January Furniture Show is officially underway and has experienced record first day visitor numbers, with almost double the number of visitors year on year.
 
This year’s event, taking place at the Birmingham NEC until 25 January, is welcoming more than 350 brands from 18 countries. Over 15,000 visitors are attending over the four-day event, with senior buyers attending from companies including DFS, Furniture Village, Dunelm, John Lewis, Wayfair, Next, M&S, Sainsburys, Furniture Direct and Very Group.
 
Highlights of this year’s show include:
 
-       A partnership with the CECM for an experiential activation with live makers workshop, Craft The Future
-       New partnership with The Better Trends Company for digestible advice plus new onsite trend installation
-       Biggest ever international presence with exhibitors from more than 18 countries
-       New VIP programme for those with £500k+ spending power
-       Celebration of emerging talent with live craftsmanship and the Young Furniture Makers
-       Panel discussions with guest speakers returning to the Furniture Talks Stage, featuring the Young Furniture Makers area
 
Visitors will be exploring four halls of contemporary furniture, innovative design concepts and homewares, with over 50,000 products on display, more than 10,000 of which are new.
 
TV personality and interior designer Dawn Ward opened the new Home Interiors Show with a ribbon cutting ceremony and will be debuting a new range for London Rug Company, during the show.
 
Speaking at the close of the first day, Dawn said: “It was an honour to open the show today.  I’m hugely excited about founding London Rug Company and this has been a hugely successful day for us in terms of orders and interest from trade buyers and retailers. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the show brings, and to meet many more visitors over the coming days.”
 
Zoë Bonser, Portfolio Director, said: “We are delighted to be back at the NEC for our 2023 show and to see such impressive first day numbers is fantastic. We have a jam-packed schedule of activity over the next three days, and from this opening day it’s clear our buyers are here to make some serious purchasing decisions. We encourage anyone not already registered to come on down and be inspired for the year ahead.”
 
Opening day press pictures can be downloaded here.
 
For more information visit www.januaryfurnitureshow.com
 
 
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For press passes to the show, interview requests, additional image requests or for any further media information please contact the ITSPR team on:
 
Kate Bates, PR Director, kate@itspr.co.uk / 0044 787 6803947
Waj Hussain, Account Director, waj@itspr.co.uk / 0044 77 6705 3532
 
About January Furniture Show
For 32 years, January Furniture Show has been the premier destination for trade buyers and brands to connect, buy, sell, learn, and network. Across five days, January Furniture Show welcomes the highest calibre of brands and buyers to NEC Birmingham, where more than 50,000 products will be showcased across the event’s distinctive sectors.
 
In 2023, the show will run from 22-25 January. Perfectly placed in the retail calendar, this means that visitors will be amongst the very first to see the launch of new-season styles and trends. Registration for the event is now open and can be found at https://thefurnitureshows.com/january
 
January Furniture Show sits within Clarion Retail’s portfolio of leading retail trade events; providing additional opportunities for its audience to source, learn and network through sister shows Manchester Furniture Show, Top Drawer and Home & Gift, as well as the digital platform, REVEAL.